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I'm pretty much like the majority (I think) ... about sitting height.
However, I would like to hang my hammock in a nice photo-op location some day, like the edge of a cliff, across a creek bed, between 2 rock walls, or ?? It probably wouldn't be at 'sitting height', but I'd have some good pictures to show the wife and get to see her eyes roll to the back of her head!

In reference to the origional question, what height are you guys tieing off your straps at?

About eye level if the trees are 15' or so apart. I was camping this weekend and it was buggy at times so I needed to set up in an open area instead of the dank woods. The only trees I could set up in were 20' or more apart, so I set up as high as I could reach. But to get the sag right I was only a few inches off the ground. It was not optimal for me, but it was functional.

I'm pretty much like the majority (I think) ... about sitting height.
However, I would like to hang my hammock in a nice photo-op location some day, like the edge of a cliff, across a creek bed, between 2 rock walls, or ?? It probably wouldn't be at 'sitting height', but I'd have some good pictures to show the wife and get to see her eyes roll to the back of her head!

Just cross your fingers that your suspension doesn't decided to fail that time

About eye level if the trees are 15' or so apart. I was camping this weekend and it was buggy at times so I needed to set up in an open area instead of the dank woods. The only trees I could set up in were 20' or more apart, so I set up as high as I could reach. But to get the sag right I was only a few inches off the ground. It was not optimal for me, but it was functional.

at times I had to take my trekking poles and hoist the straps up a bit beyond my reach. One nice reason for the ring buckles... I can adjust evertything from ground level and still release the pressure on my strtaps with my poles when I take down.

I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.

"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn

However, I would like to hang my hammock in a nice photo-op location some day, like the edge of a cliff, across a creek bed, between 2 rock walls, or ?? It probably wouldn't be at 'sitting height', but I'd have some good pictures to show the wife and get to see her eyes roll to the back of her head!